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love covers over
Love acts like a person who quiets trouble between people instead of stirring it up. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
on the lips of a discerning person
"Lips" represents what a person says. AT: "in what a sensible person says" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
a rod is for the back
"Rod" represents strong, physical punishment and "the back" represents the person who receives the punishment. AT: "a person who has no sense needs forceful punishment" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)